Christy Cole, MA, LPCA

Professional Counseling Associate

In a society where half of marriages fail, it is clear, in order to thrive in your relationship takes work. Therapy is a major tool at your disposal no matter where you are on the road or how far down the road you feel you have gone. As an added benefit for couples, engaged couples, and married couples, I am a prepare enrich facilitator. This is another resources that can be utilized in therapy if desired. I have also trained in the Gottman theory but do not limit therapy to one modality. Rather, I have an integrative perspective tailored to you. If you feel distress in your marriage whether you are in the first year of your marriage or the twenty seventh, therapy is a proven resource.

Samantha King, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

In the context of the experiential process couples are supported with a safe environment structured to encourage each partner to identify internal states (thoughts and feelings) of the immediate experience/ task that are influencing behavior patterns. Reflection on each person’s behavior patterns and how the patterns interact within the context of the experiential activity and process opens the door to behavioral change in the form of new routines, boundaries, and practices as well as developing emotional intelligence skills. The experiential process and techniques allow for an increase in and enhancement of the level of intimacy between the two individuals in the relationship.

Maria Russell, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

I work with couples with the understanding that their relationship is the "client" in the room. However, it is important for each client to realize when they enter a counseling session, they bring with them all of their past/family of origin/hurts/pain/etc that make them who they are. So while focusing on the relationship, they must be aware of how they are contributing to the presenting problems. Communication and conflict resolution are at the core of the work I do with couples.

Clay Parker, LPCA, NCC, M.S.

Licensed Professional Counselor

I love working with couples. I believe in the foundation of healthy relationships and understand that sometimes people are "stuck". I'm a certified Prepare and Enrich instructor that allows couples to discover who they are in order to work together as a team. This approach addresses those who are in relationships, engaged or struggling in their marriages.

Lonnie Mullet, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

My approach to couple's counseling focuses on identifying relationship patterns, unmet needs, and developing new and healthy ways of relating. Many couple's slowly grow apart over time and lose the feeling of closeness. Often this comes out as, 'we are two different people' or 'we can't communicate anymore'. Most couple's try to solve these problems on their own often for years. As the frustration grows, the relationship strains. There is hope as new healthy patterns can be created and most of this is done in session until couples are confident on their own. Usually this course of treatment takes 12 to 16 sessions.